Polyglot Dictionary

mandíbula

/mɐ̃ˈdʒibulɐ/

a noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as mandíbulas

Meaning

  1. jaw

    • A mandíbula doeu.

      His jaw hurt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

maxilar

mandíbula specifically means the lower jaw; maxilar can refer to the upper jaw or jaw bones generally.

Similar in other languages

German

Kiefer

Kiefer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "jaw."

Spanish

mandíbula

mandíbula is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "jaw."

French

mâchoire

mâchoire is the French word for the same thing — both mean "jaw."

Practice

1 What does mandíbula mean?

2 Fill the gap: A ___ doeu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mandíbula?

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